Mount Wilson District

The Mount Wilson District is a lead, gold, silver, and copper mine located in Dolores county, Colorado.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Mount Wilson District

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Antimony

Location

State: Colorado
County: Dolores
District: MOUNT WILSON DISTRICT

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: SILVER BELL INDUSTRIES
Home Office: DENVER
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: HENRY POLLMAN ESTATE
Home Office: TELLURIDE
Info Year: 1975

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: FISSURE VEINS, DISSEMINATION
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1882
Year Last Production: 1961
Discovery Year: 1880
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic replacement

Orebody

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Structure

Type: R
Description: PARADOX BASIN, SAN MIGUEL MOUNTAINS

Type: L
Description: WILSON PEAK STOCK, BLACK FACE PLUTON, AMES PLUTON

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: ALTERATION OF SULFIDE TO OXIDES; ALTERATION OF SULFIDE TO CARBONATES AND SULFATE

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): CROSS, WHITMAN, AND PURINGTON, C.W., 1899, DESCRIPTION OF THE TELLURIDE QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS FOLIO 57.

Reference (Deposit): COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPRS. ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.

Reference (Deposit): BLM MINERAL SURVEYS P2

Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S., 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE MOUNT WILSON QUADRANGLE, WESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1227, 100 P.

Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S., AND OTHERS, 1972, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE WILSON MOUNTAINS PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1353-A.

Reference (Deposit): BUSH, A.L., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DOLORES PEAK QUANDRANGLE, DOLORES AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-536.

Reference (Deposit): NASON, F.L., 1900, THE GEOLOGY AND VEIN SYSTEMS OF THE MOUNT WILSON MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO: ENG. MINING JOUR., V. 69, P. 681-682.

Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S., 1961, EMPLACEMENT OF THE WILSON PEAK STOCK AND ASSOCIATED INTRUSIVE ROCKS, SAN MIGUEL MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 424-C, P. C137-C139.

Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S., AND BUSH, A.L., 1968, MULTIPLE INTRUSION IN THE SAN MIGUEL MOUNTAINS, COLORADO, IN AHOMAKER, JOHN, ED., GUIDEBOOK OF SAN JUAN-SAN MIGUEL-LA PLATA REGION, NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO: NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC. 19TH FIELD CONF. GUIDEBOOK, P. 94-99.

Reference (Deposit): BUSH, A.L., AND OTHERS, 1960, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE LITTLE CONE QUADRANGLE, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1082-G, 69 P.

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